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(108,903 posts) Thu Apr 11, 2013, 09:02 AM Apr 2013

California moves towards revoking Boy Scouts tax exempt status over gay ban

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/10/california-moves-towards-revoking-boy-scouts-tax-exempt-status/

California has moved one step closer to revoking the tax exemption for the Boy Scouts because of their prohibition against gay members.

The California State Senate Governance and Finance Committee approved The Youth Equality Act by a 5-2 vote on Wednesday, sending the bill to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

The bill, introduced by state Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach), would revoke the sales and corporate tax exemption for any youth group that discriminated against members on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

“Today’s vote puts California one step closer in bringing full equality to LGBT youth throughout the state,” Lara said in a statement. “With its passage and growing list of supporters and co-authors, we will end this outdated practice of discrimination and exclusion.”